Forecasts & Strategy
Yen Carry Trade: USD/JPY vs AUD/JPY Risk Metrics
The Bank of Japan's exit from negative interest rate policy in March 2024 fundamentally re-priced the cost of funding for the world's most…
Best copy trading platforms: what the success rate data shows
At 08:00 London, the cleanest copy-trading dashboard still has a data defect: it shows the leader’s return curve, not the follower’s executed return curve. The difference is not cosmetic.
Articles
UK Crude Oil Price & Chart - UK Crude Oil Trading
WTI front-month (CLQ26) printed a 4.25-month low in the prior session. August contract settled -1.26 (-1.81%) at the close. RBOB gasoline…
Central Banks & Policy
Evaluate Treasury Yields Against Fed Rates for USD Trades
The spread between the two-year Treasury note and the Federal Funds Rate has compressed to levels that, historically, signal an inflection…
Dow Jones Index: What It Is and How to Trade It
A retail-facing explainer from EBC Financial Group, titled "Dow Jones Index: What It Is and How to Trade It," has entered the cluster of…
US Dollar Index Hits Strongest Levels Since May 2025
The policy-rate differential has again moved to the centre of FX pricing: Monex International Markets reports that the DXY index finished…
Market Rates & Analysis
Calculate EUR/USD Pip Volatility in London-NY Overlap
At 13:00 GMT, EUR/USD stops trading like a regional session instrument and starts behaving like a consolidated execution venue. London is…
Forecasts & Strategy
Compare COT reports and retail sentiment for AUD/USD trades
Two positioning datasets, released on different schedules and reflecting distinct participant cohorts, are currently producing…
Commodities Trading: Gold Stocks, Oil Stocks, Silver, Natural Gas
Spot silver extended its multi-month decline on July 1, with Micro Silver (XAGUSD-M) retreating 2.03% to $57.186, under pressure from a…
Global stocks head for best week since May; US jobs data shifts rate outlook
A weaker U.S. labour-market print has shifted the rate differential narrative back toward Federal Reserve neutrality, and global equities…
Global Capital Markets Review and Outlook: Seeking a New Equilibrium amid Divergence and Restructuring
Cross-asset sentiment is shifting as global capital markets work toward a new equilibrium, according to recent reviews published by and…
The central bank of central banks sees a $1 trillion AI investment boom headed for a reckoning
The BIS Annual Economic Report 2026 maps the AI capex cycle onto historical manias, opening a direct institutional channel through which…
Federal Reserve Interest Rate Decision July 2026: Market Impact Analysis
The Federal Reserve’s latest rate signal has shifted the near-term policy debate from cuts to renewed tightening risk. According to market…
Elefin Launches Trading Platform Providing Access to Global CFD and Forex Markets
Elefin Ltd. activated its retail CFD and forex platform on July 2, 2026, according to a company release distributed via GlobeNewswire. The…
RBA Index of Commodity Prices June 2026
The RBA Index of Commodity Prices for June 2026 is scheduled for release July 2. Forex Factory's economic calendar carried the event entry…
Fed under Kevin Warsh could reshape global central banking, financial markets: SBI Research
A structural shift in the Federal Reserve’s operational philosophy under Chairman Kevin Warsh could fundamentally alter the mechanics of…
Bridging global markets: A conversation with Ian Johnston
20 million bpd. 20% of global petroleum liquids. 20% of global LNG trade. Three figures and a single chokepoint — the Strait of Hormuz …
QuantRate Launches Free AI Trading Solution for Crypto, Stocks, ETFs, and Forex Investors
QuantRate, a London-based fintech, has rolled out a free AI execution layer covering crypto, equity, ETF, and FX books. The product…
Non-Ferrous Metals Market Prices, Data, and Analysis
54 total vessels through the Strait of Hormuz on the last day reviewed, including 30 cargo tankers and 24 oil tankers. That is the cleanest…
Stocks and oil prices rise with eyes on Iran; yen touches 40-year low vs dollar
Risk-off filters flipped intraday. Equities and crude both ticked higher while USD/JPY printed a fresh 40-year high, per Reuters' session…
Economic Calendar: What may drive markets this week? (29.06.2026)
Sintra takes the floor this week, and the calendar hands traders a compressed setup: the US non-farm payrolls report lands on Thursday…
Euro Holds Range as Markets Eye Lagarde, US-Iran Risks
EUR/USD consolidated around 1.1385 in early European trading Monday, caught between two competing macro forces: a hawkish repricing of the…
Forecasts & Strategy
Calculate net carry trade yield for USD/TRY swaps
USD/TRY carry is not an interest-rate trade. It is a swap-point, spread, margin and spot-drift trade with an interest-rate label attached…
Trading Sessions & Liquidity
Compare spread widening during London New York overlap
The 13:00–16:00 GMT window is the tightest-spread environment the forex market produces on any given trading day. That baseline fact is…
Platforms & Brokerage
Evaluate factors driving MT5 broker slippage rates
The structural drivers of slippage on MetaTrader 5 are not random variables and not broker temperament. They are the mechanical output of…